American citizen Travis Leake has been sentenced to 13 years in a penal colony in Russia, state media RIA Novosti reported Thursday, after he was detained on drug charges last year.

WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich's spying trial resumes in Russia 02:13. A former U.S. paratrooper and rock musician detained in Russia more than a year ago on drugs charges was on Thursday sentenced ...

An American musician has been sentenced to 13 years in prison in Russia on drug charges, according to reports. Michael Travis Leake, who is also a former paratrooper, was accused of organizing a ...

The US musician was sentenced to 13 years in jail at a time when diplomatic relations between the US and Russia were at an all-time low. Who Is Travis Leake? Leake was the frontman of Lovi Noch ...

Others detained include Travis Leake, a musician who has been living in Russia for years and was arrested last year on drug-related charges; Marc Fogel, a teacher in Moscow who was sentenced to 14 ...

Michael Travis Leake, US musician, detained in Russia. 11 June 2023. Share Save. Oliver Slow. BBC News. Share Save. Facebook. ... he was sentenced before Russia's invasion of Ukraine, ...

There are at least eight US citizens still behind bars in Russia. ... Woodland was sentenced to 12.5 years in prison. The US State Department ... New Jersey musician James “Jimmy” Wilgus ...

Others detained include Travis Leake, a musician who has been living in Russia for years and was arrested last year on drug-related charges; Marc Fogel, a teacher in Moscow who was sentenced to 14 ...

Others detained include Travis Leake, a musician who has been living in Russia for years and was arrested last year on drug-related charges; Marc Fogel, a teacher in Moscow who was sentenced to 14 ...